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First Peninsula Defense Line
Another view of the
earthworks
Interpretive Marker: Young's Mill -
Magruder's First Peninsula Defensive Line
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Photo by Jack Snyder
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(7-05) Seven Days Battles: Gaines'
Mill
This photo was taken at Gaines' Mill Battlefield on July 1, 2005. The photo
shows the view from behind a Federal cannon looking toward the point where
the Texas and Georgia troops broke through the Federal lines. There are
National Park Service signs on a loop trail that include the accounts from
soldiers at various positions. The frequent signs with the eyewitness
accounts are about the size of two postcards and vividly describe what
happened along the loop trail. The trail is quite steep as it proceeds
down the slope to Boatswain Creek and back up. Foliage is dense and bugs
(mosquitoes, horse flies, ticks, etc ) are a real problem on the loop
trail
Photo/narrative by William Bozic |
